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SUNNY ADE TO ESTABLISH MUSIC COLLEGE, MUSEUM
"I have started building my own school and by the grace of God in few years, there will be something on ground for people to see. I did not study music anywhere and was not trained by anybody but I have passion for music. I look around the entire nation; we do not have a standard music school. Most of the Nigerian musicians of note are self-made," he said.
The 73 year old musician who declared that it is only death that can separate him from music said the museum would archive all genres of Nigerian early music, images and relics of musicians for young ones like Onafuye to visit and study.
"There is the need for documentation of our music and preserve them, particularly the old ones for younger generation to study. You can imagine a place in Harizona where they have one of the biggest music museum and I have a diary there'.
"People go there for tourism and the moment you pass through my stand they will play a bit of my song; "Synchro, synchro system". If foreigner can do that, why not us? There is need for us to keep records," he emphasised.
The foremost Juju singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist said he was inspired and impressed to hear that a young girl like Temidare Onafuye, who lived abroad could admire his music and be his ardent fan, even with the raving wave of "hip hop" and foreign music.
Penpushing further reports that Sunny Ade who was fielding questions from the underage fan revealed that he bought his first guitar at age 16 with personal savings and hid the instrument from his parents who did not want him to go into music, adding that he could play other musical instruments but had a special passion for guitar.
"Apart from singing. I play guitar, keyboard, different percussion instruments including talking drum, "Sakara", "Omele', "Konga"; all these make African music stand out. I have passion for guitar, I see it as my baby and I cannot do without it. Couple of years ago, I was rated 69th best guitarists in the whole world,"
The successful musician who was christened Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye at birth said, "I decided to learn how to play guitar on my own and I bought my first guitar when I was 16 years old. I saved money and bought the guitar for myself'.
"All my family members did not want me to play music because they believed that musicians at that time were not serious people. Eventually, when I bought the guitar I hid it under the staircase. I was afraid to tell anybody that I wanted to go into the city for music training where I would be exposed. Luckily for me, I chose my keys and my style of music which is known as "Juju".
Penpushing also reports that, the world known musician known to have popularized Juju music which is a fusion of traditional Yoruba vocal forms and percussion with Western rock and roll, recalled how he played music with the late comedian, Moses Olaiya, known as"Baba Sala".
"Hardly do people know that Baba Sala was a musician. He played guitar, talking drum and his music was like that of IK Dairo. When he floated the Baba Sala Travelling Theatre, I was the one in charge of the music section," he said.
The King of juju music said he had composed more than 3, 000 songs saying that all his songs were his favourite because "each of them serves a purpose", debunking speculation that, he going into retirement.
"I wanted to retire sometime ago, but my fans all over the world did not allow me. They said if I retire, what I will be doing. Juju music is in my blood, I cannot retire from music, I can only retire from stage. Even at 100 years, God willing, I will still be singing," he said.
Penpushing reports that, at the end of his meeting with the girl, Sunny Ade signed his autograph for the young girl and promised to invite her as special guest to any of his concert in the United States of America(USA)
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PENPUSHING MEDIA CAUTIONS CUSTOMS ON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS DISCHARGE CLOSE TO BORDER
16 KILLED IN YELLOW FEVER OUTBREAK IN EBONYI
ANOTHER 560 NIGERIAN RETURNEES FROM LIBYA ARRIVE HOME
FORMER PRESIDENT OF PRIVATE SCHOOL OWNERS FOR BURIAL FEBRUARY 16


Every once in a while I am given the happy surprise of a dear but unexpected face in an audience. This happened in New York City at what must be the best Barnes and Noble for a writer, at Lexington and 86th. They have an intimate and elegant auditorium devoted to readings; that in itself was wonderful. But then someone raised her hand, and there was my friend Terry Iacuzzo with a question: What does your future hold? I had to laugh, and introduce her to the audience.
Terry is a psychic; she reads Tarot cards. I have visited her, from time to time, for many years. To put this in context--as I can just see your eyebrows raising and your Flake-0-Meters spinning: my mother was born and raised in Casablanca, Morocco. She saw a card reader every single week for years. I grew up hearing about visits to Madame Dupres; my mother adored her. I even met her once, and she read my cards, but I remember only an impression of the color and variety of the deck. Plus that I would marry someone with brown hair. Naturally I just assumed everyone had their cards read as a matter of personal maintenance, like getting your teeth cleaned regularly.
When I first met Terry, and she spread the cards before me, I was overwhelmed with a memory of their weird beauty. Then came the magic of turning things up that turn out to be true. After I had known her a few years, Terry wrote a funny and enchanting book called Small Mediums at Large, about growing up in a family of psychics, and living in Greenwich Village in the sixties and seventies. It would make an amazing movie, by the way--I'm thinking Pedro Almodovar here.
I didn't see Terry for years while she wrote and published her book. But I visited her after she popped up at Barnes and Noble, and I was once again entranced by the beauty of the cards, the glimmers of the future, and, mostly, by Terry's warmth, wisdom, and extremely dry wit. She's an edgy psychic. I asked her about the green glass buddha glowing in her window--she's Sicilian--and she said, Oh, that's just for people like you; you want to see things like that! True. The place could be crawling with santos; I'm happy to see any sort of artifact of belief.
Everything Terry said, as I turned over the cards, clicked with things I've been feeling myself: how this cycle of change is not over, how I will be moving again....so many changes coming, large and important ones. Of course, when you ask about the future, you always want to know three things: how the children will fare, and how love will fare, and how work will fare.
I described visits to Terry in Slow Love, how she lives on the fifth floor of a walk-up in Little Italy, and how the sun pours in the kitchen window over the cards on the table, how her tub sits by the refrigerator--those old style apartments are so lovely. Her cat, who used to climb on her lap when the readings turned to love, is gone, sadly. Still, it was a hot day, and the sun shone brilliantly.
Just as we got deeply into things, it started to rain. And I don't mean a sprinkle, I mean a downpour. But the sun was still shining--brightly--and the sky was a radiant blue. Huge raindrops were streaming and sparkling through the air. We were so startled that we left off the cards and stood at the window, watching, listening to the rain splatter off the metal fire escape and drench the trees below, and feeling the warmth of the sun on our faces. Terry threw open the window. I had my camera and did my best to capture the stunning scene--it seemed important to do so--but it was nearly impossible. You can see the hot glare of the sun, though, and see the bright sheen on the fire escape across the way. We couldn't find a rainbow, though.
After five minutes, the rain stopped, the sunshine glimmered on the wet leaves and the wet railings, and we returned to the table. I said, What just happened? What was that about? And Terry said, Pick one card. I turned up The Hierophant. Ah, said Terry, The Holy One. His fingers are raised in benediction--two up, two down. He is a bridge between Heaven and Earth. We shivered, and laughed, and I felt joyously, profoundly lucky to have witnessed such a rainfall full of sunshine. I can only hope my days shimmer with such miracles.
Sometimes we don't take the time to see the miracles around us. I love the shimmer of the green glass buddha with raindrops beyond.
How well I remember our Halloween carnivals when I was a little girl. My favourite part was the Card Reader tent. Even though, located somewhere in a part of my consciousness that I was loathe to acknowledge, was the fact that the extravagantly dressed "card reader" was actually the dark-haired wife of our church music director, I was completely enthralled. I can only imagine how fascinating it must be to see someone for real!
" a rainfall full of sunshine". We should all be so lucky.
I enjoy your blog. I am looking forward to reading your book. Please advise if you are coming to the Toronto (Canada) area.
Dominique, I really love your blog, your personal approach and your most charming vulnerability. It certainly stands out from the rest.
In my wildest dreams (being raised a good Catholic) did I ever suspect that I would consult a psychic. But Nila is the adviser who has been most in tune with my spirit and the best counselor in my attempts to become myself. So I do understand your post of today. Our path is discovered in so many unanticipated ways.
I look at my cards once every 6 weeks when I have my shamanic healing. Have always led me in the right direction. Thanks for your interesting blog and photos.
Love this post! I have seen psychics and tarot readers over the years and there is a big difference between the good and the bad ones! I'm always amazed at the good ones, and wonder how they could possibly know what they know about me before we even begin! I'm on the verge of a big birthday and have lots of changes I already know about looming... maybe it's time to get a reading.
Always amazed at how easily you put into words our everyday moments.
Most people miss digesting them, you point them out.
And I, for one, smile in recognition at just about every one of your posts.
Thank you for this window view much like my friend's in a 5th floor walk up, which I can no longer handle. So I can visit NYC, the Met and more, but I long for my window next to the sofa bed with my homey view of NYC - in the big city but also in my private place thinking about the lives in all the other windows.
Something magical and fleeting about this post; perhaps it the sunshine and the rain.
But it stays with you.
I'm glad to delve into your posts and find a shared feeling in so many of them. There is beauty, fragility, and spirit in every sense.
Thanks so much for this beautiful post that opens the heart and soul to all possibilities. I, too, hope "my days shimmer with such miracles."


Graduation events begin in earnest as we work our way toward Commencement on Thursday! Below are more details to help you plan out your days and coordinate with family members as they arrive in Cambridge.
Why: Enjoy the first graduation event, a non-denominational church service, with your fellow seniors. Meet in front of Holworthy in full regalia at 1:30 PM, before the procession starts. Family and friends can listen via audio feed from the Tercentenary Theater.
Why: Be a part of the 2013 Class Picture! Come to Widener after the Baccalaureate Service. The attire for the picture is your regalia.
Why: Enjoy dinner with family and friends. This is a ticketed event (all seniors received one complementary ticket), and the dress code is dressy casual.
Why: Make sure to pick up your regalia for Commencement from the COOP ASAP. There is a $42 rental fee; the full details are available here.
Why: Come pick up your Commencement tickets! Make sure to fill out Dean Hammonds' survey at least 24 hours before going.
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package jenkins.mvn;

import hudson.ExtensionPoint;
import hudson.FilePath;
import hudson.model.AbstractBuild;
import hudson.model.AbstractDescribableImpl;
import hudson.model.Descriptor;
import hudson.model.TaskListener;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
import org.kohsuke.stapler.StaplerRequest;

/**
 * @author Nicolas De Loof
 * @author Dominik Bartholdi (imod)
 * @since 1.491
 */
public abstract class GlobalSettingsProvider extends AbstractDescribableImpl<GlobalSettingsProvider> implements ExtensionPoint {

    /**
     * configure maven launcher argument list with adequate settings path
     *
     * @param build
     *            the build to provide the settings for
     * @return the filepath to the provided file. null if no settings will be provided.
     */
    public abstract FilePath supplySettings(AbstractBuild<?, ?> build, TaskListener listener);

    public static GlobalSettingsProvider parseSettingsProvider(StaplerRequest req) throws Descriptor.FormException, ServletException {
        JSONObject settings = req.getSubmittedForm().getJSONObject("globalSettings");
        if (settings == null) {
            return new DefaultGlobalSettingsProvider();
        }
        return req.bindJSON(GlobalSettingsProvider.class, settings);
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method handling all null checks. Provides the path on the (possible) remote settings file.
     *
     * @param settings
     *            the provider to be used
     * @param build
     *            the active build
     * @param listener
     *            the listener of the current build
     * @return the path to the global settings.xml
     */
    public static final FilePath getSettingsFilePath(GlobalSettingsProvider settings, AbstractBuild<?, ?> build, TaskListener listener) {
        FilePath settingsPath = null;
        if (settings != null) {
            settingsPath = settings.supplySettings(build, listener);
        }
        return settingsPath;
    }

    /**
     * Convenience method handling all null checks. Provides the path on the (possible) remote settings file.
     *
     * @param provider
     *            the provider to be used
     * @param build
     *            the active build
     * @param listener
     *            the listener of the current build
     * @return the path to the global settings.xml
     */
    public static final String getSettingsRemotePath(GlobalSettingsProvider provider, AbstractBuild<?, ?> build, TaskListener listener) {
        FilePath fp = getSettingsFilePath(provider, build, listener);
        return fp == null ? null : fp.getRemote();
    }

}

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I scoff at participation awards, which are awards you (or your child) get for just showing up. I like healthy competition. I distinguish healthy competition from unhealthy competition in this way - In healthy competition, you strive to do your best to win. In unhealthy competition, you seek to win at all costs and belittle your opponents if you do win. For some people, competition brings out the best in them. For others, it brings out the worst in them. You can easily tell by the way they respond to a result. People with a healthy outlook on competition win graciously and find inspiration in losing. I also want employees who want to win, not ones who just want to show up. People who bring a positive viewpoint on competition into business also tend to seek win-win business relationships. In the end, that is the only negotiation style that can continue to produce positive results. If you continually strive for win-lose relationships, people eventually just stop playing with you.
A healthy attitude towards competition is a learned behavior. As a child, I didn't pay attention to participation awards as they didn't have much meaning to me. I always wanted to win, individually or as a team. I think I learned this from my parents. We competed using board games from as far back as I can remember. I wanted to win, but more importantly, that drove me to want to get better. At sports and games, I am always competitive. I also competed with my children and taught them to want to improve at whatever they decide is important to them. I never took it easy on them, but I was always a willing coach (and if I couldn't coach them on what mattered to them, I would find them a good coach).
To see what competing in sports, music, and games (poker in particular) has meant to me, please select those articles below.


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San Francisco Drug Lab Scandal Hurting Federal Cases
In an effort to combat street crime, U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello has imported dozens of cases into federal court. Now, the myriad issues affecting San Francisco's evidence-testing apparatus are infecting those cases, reducing the Justice Department's leverage in plea talks and driving down prison sentences. The situation fits neatly into criticism leveled at Russoniello for using federal mandatory minimums to force plea deals in gun and drug cases that normally would be contested in state court.
By Dan Levine | June 02, 2010 at 12:00 AM
San Francisco police apprehended Antoinette Cowden in the city's Tenderloin neighborhood last year with 5.55 grams of crack and $147. Since it only takes 5 grams to trigger a five-year mandatory minimum sentence in federal prison, the guilty plea to which she agreed shortly after getting caught would have carried at least that much time.

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Housing nonprofit making strides
Andrew Mansfield Reporter
Aug 12, 2018 at 9:37 PM Aug 13, 2018 at 12:39 PM
GARDNER — It's been a gradual and continuing build-up, but members of the Gardner Emergency Housing Mission report they have made progress toward their goal of providing housing to families in need.
The organization, comprised of community leaders from a variety of sectors, was founded two years ago with the goal of being able to provide short-term transitional housing for local families with children that are facing homelessness.
First Baptist Church of Gardner Pastor James Hinds is the president of the board of directors for Gardner Emergency Housing Mission, saying the organization is taking part in a "societal response to human need."
"GEHM's unwritten premise is we want to give people another chance," he said.
The organization recently received a grant of $12,500 from the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, which Hinds said will fund the hiring of a part-time director who will oversee day-to-day operations, including the case management for people receiving assistance.
Hinds said he hopes to fill that position within the next two months, which would provide the housing mission with a paid position for the first time.
Philip Grzewinski, the president of the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, said the grant given to the Gardner Emergency Housing Mission is for one year, and that the foundation is also managing the housing mission's finances as its fiscal sponsor.
Grzewinski commented that the foundation has providing funding in the past to the Montachusett Interfaith Hospitality Network, which runs a homeless shelter in Leominster.
With the housing mission in Gardner embarking on a similar effort, the foundation viewed it as a worthy cause to support.
"We needed more family shelter capability in this region, and the fact that they want to enter this field is very important and we hope they're successful," Grzewinski said.
Prior to the grant award, the Gardner Emergency Housing Mission has predominantly been a volunteer effort relying upon local donations.
Along with hiring a director, Hinds explained the next goal is to identity a property it can rent to provide transitional housing to a local family with children, for a period of up to 30 days.
The case management would involve connecting the family to any needed social services within the area.
Hinds indicated the housing mission would look to start with helping one family, and could expand it from there if successful.
The group's Vice President Theresa Suzor and fellow board member Renee Eldredge have experience relevant to the cause.
Suzor said she spent 30 years in the field of human services, including working with the homeless in the Fitchburg and Leominster area.
Speaking from her experience, Suzor said oftentimes homelessness is caused by health issues, whether physical or mental, which are not properly treated.
"It just keeps getting worse and worse and worse, and then they're homeless," she said.
For the past several years, Eldredge has been the school-based care coordinator at Gardner High School, a grant-funded position that involved her working with families of students who were in need of social services, acting much like a case manager.
Eldredge said factors such as loss of employment, divorce, domestic violence or an emergency situation can lead to homelessness.
Even if a family is able to find a place to stay through a state-run or nonprofit program, she said, they may be placed well outside the community they are from.
By aiming to help local families, the housing mission would be able to keep a family in need within the area.
The mission members stated that earlier this year, they were able to assist three families that were facing homelessness.
They said the organization stepped in and helped in ways such as putting families up in a hotel, or helping to pay for the family's rent to avoid eviction.
Not including the recent grant, the organization states it has been able to raise nearly $17,000 in start-up funds, some of which has been spent.
"We've received a very generous number of gifts over the last two years," Hinds said. "There have been hearts that have been touched about the need and addressing the need."
He said the housing mission has received nonprofit status at the state level, and is working through the application process of becoming a federally-recognized 501 c 3 nonprofit through the IRS.
Eldredge said the process of getting the organization up and running has been a "huge undertaking."
Suzor added that it's "taken many hands, many minds and many hearts."
For the second straight year, the housing mission will be hosting a fundraiser walk at the Gardner Veterans Arena, at 45 Veterans Dr.
Behind the skating rink building, there is a stretch of the North Central Pathway bike trail that leads to Green Street, next to where the WGAW1340 radio station is.
On Sunday, August 19 from 1 to 4 p.m., people interested in supporting the housing mission can head to the skating rink, pledge a donation and walk or run along the trail.
For any questions on the upcoming event, housing mission member Eileen O'Shea can be reached at 978-632-8671.
For other inquiries, Hinds can be reached at 978-632-8643 or the email info@gehm.life
Donations can also be made out to the Gardner Emergency Housing Mission and mailed to the address of the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, 649 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg.


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Hull City Live
Hull City news Live: Upcoming fixtures to test Tigers, Markus Henriksen's big night
Today's live City blog
Philip Buckingham
William JacksonHull FC reporter
Hull City players before the Championship match against Bristol City
Hull City have a tough run of fixtures when they return to Championship action at the weekend.
Starting with a home clash against Queens Park Rangers at the KCOM Stadium on Saturday, four of City's next five matches come up against sides currently in the top nine positions of the league standings.
Trips to Nottingham Forest and Fulham await Grant McCann's side in the coming weeks, as do tricky home matches against Derby County and West Bromwich Albion who both reached the play-offs last season.
The Tigers' opponents this weekend QPR are set to receive a boost ahead of this weekend's clash, with the Super Hoops hopeful that three players will return from injury absences.
For all of the latest Hull City news and talking points, as well as updates from around the whole of the Championship, head to our live blog below.
Markus Henriksen starts for Norway
He can't get in Hull City's team at present but Markus Henriksen again starts for Norway. They face Romania in a crucial Euro 2020 qualifier this evening.
The table could change significantly
Championship action resumes this weekend after a brief hiatus for the latest international break and there is plenty that could change.
Across the division, a number of extremely close battles have started to develop in the hunt for the title, automatic promotion, a playoff spot and to avoid relegation to League One.
Just how close things are has been shown by the potential standings after the 12th week of action, with nine different teams having the chance of finishing the weekend top of the pile.
At the other end of the spectrum, seven different teams could find themselves occupying a spot in the relegation zone after the 12th round of matches - showing that a campaign with plenty of twists and turns lies ahead.
You can see the highest and lowest standings for every club after this weekend's action below.
Tom Eaves of Hull City celebrates
A new deal for City rookie
Injuries playing their part
Hull City's start to the 2019-20 campaign has forced them to deal with a number of injuries.
Grant McCann has had to deal with at least one, but usually multiple injury woes each week throughout this season on his way to working out what his best 11 looks like.
The Tigers are currently 16th in the Championship table after 11 games and trail the play-off places by seven points.
At the back in particular the defence has felt in constant flux, with Jordy de Wijs the only member of City's back line to have started in all 11 of City's league matches.
Hull Live looks at the injuries so far this season and how they have affected McCann's side.
Captain Eric Lichaj was forced off injured at half time after sustaining a hamstring injury during the 1-1 draw with Brentford in August.
The American's early exit meant that Leonardo Da Silva Lopes was forced to play for the duration of the second half on the right side of defence, in a game where the young Portuguese player set up Jarrod Bowen's second half goal.
Lichaj missed City's next three matches in all competitions, with Lopes, Matthew Pennington and Robbie McKenzie all attempting to fill his void but neither managed to perform to his level. 1 injury
Reece Burke of Hull City was forced off injured against Millwall (Image: Alan Stanford/Focus Images Ltd)
Jackson Irvine's timely boost
It's been a good day for Jackson Irvine a long way from in Kaohsiung.
He scored twice in Australia's 7-1 win away to Chinese Taipei.
Jamie Maclaren of Australia celebrates with his team mate Jackson Irvine
The cost of Ryan Mason's retirement
Hull City received an insurance pay-out of £1m after club-record signing Ryan Mason was forced to retire last year, Hull Live can reveal.
Mason became the Tigers most expensive recruit in August 2016 when joining from Tottenham in a landmark deal worth £13m.
The England international made 20 appearances for City but the last of those brought a cruel end to a once promising career.
Mason suffered a sickening head injury when colliding with Gary Cahill in City's Premier League game away to Chelsea in January 2017 and needed emergency surgery on a fractured skull.
Ryan Mason celebrating his first goal for Hull City in the EFL Cup tie at Stoke in September 2016
Irvine at the double
Jackson Irvine is on fire for Australia this afternoon. He's scored twice in their World Cup qualifier against Chinese Taipi.
Derby County stars Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett have been sentenced after pleading guilty to drink-driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident at trial.
The two Championship players were involved in an accident on the A6 near Derby last month, which also involved Derby skipper Richard Keogh - leaving the defender sidelined for the remainder of the season.
District Judge Jonathan Taaffe heard how Welsh international Lawrence, 25 recorded a breath test reading of 58 micrograms per 100ml and Bennett, 23 recorded a level of 64. The legal limit is 35.
Both players have been disqualified from driving for 2 years, given a 12-month community order each, ordered to carry out 180 hours of unpaid work and costs of £85 and £90 victim surcharge.
Marianne Connally, outlining the case, said: "Both Lawrence and Bennett left the premises at 11.30pm heading in the general direction of Burley Hill.
"During the course of that here has been a collision between Lawrence's vehicle with the rear of Bennett's vehicle. There was some damage to the rear."
Lawrence and Bennett were charged following an incident which saw a Range Rover and a Mercedes collide in Allestree on Tuesday, September 24.
Mason Bennett of Derby County tackles Rico Henry of Brentford (Image: Getty )
Grant McCann a proud man
The eldest son of Hull City's head coach Grant McCann has been winning international honours.
Bayley McCann, currently on Peterborough's books, has been turning out for Northern Ireland's under-16s despite being only 14.
Snodgrass retires
Former Hull City winger Robert Snodgrass has announced his retirement from international football this morning.
Snodgrass won a total of 27 caps with Scotland but now wants to focus on extending his career in the Premier League with West Ham.
It's been such a special feeling pulling on that Scotland jersey since I was 16 years old. There's been many highs throughout my international career which I'll always remember with fondness, including my debut against Northern Ireland, winning two international player of the year awards, and my hat-trick in Malta. It's now the right time for me to step aside though and retire and let the boys and younger players take my place and hopefully push the squad forward.
Robert Snodgrass celebrates with Andrew Robertson after scoring against Leicester City (Image: Getty)
Six free agents with promotion-winning experience that Hull City could still sign
The transfer window may have slammed shut a few months ago but that doesn't mean that clubs cannot bolster their ranks with new additions.
A number of free agents remain on the hunt for a new club, some of whom have experience in helping to guide a club from the Championship to the riches of the Premier League.
Here, we have identified ten players with promotion-winning experience that Hull City could consider to provide a boost to their ranks.
Hull City head coach Grant McCann (Image: Russell Hart/Focus Images Ltd)
Markus Henriksen is in action tonight
Norway will be looking to keep their hopes of qualifying automatically for Euro 2020 alive tonight when they take on Romania in Bucharest.
Henriksen played a majority of the game against Spain on Saturday and he'll be looking to keep his spot in the side.
How Markus Henriksen has climbed above his Hull City struggles to remain indispensable with Norway
Markus Henriksen might not be part of Grant McCann's immediate plans with Hull City but tonight he faces one of the biggest games of his international career.
Three days after drawing 1-1 with Spain in Oslo, Norway travel to Romania for what is a make-or-break fixture in their qualification campaign for Euro 2020.
Win and they will stand a strong chance of reaching next summer's finals but defeat would effectively end their dreams of reaching a first major tournament in 20 years. Even a draw will likely prove insufficient and send Norway into March's last chance saloon of the play-offs.
Markus Henriksen on international duty with Norway (Image: Getty)
Henriksen will again be carrying the hopes of his nation in Bucharest before returning to the City fold on Thursday but how are his countryman viewing the midfielder's mixed fortunes for club and country?
Sigve Kvamme from TV 2 Norway offers an insight into Henriksen's current standing in his homeland.
Kane calls for stronger punishments
England captain Harry Kane has called for "stronger punishments" for racism after the Three Lions were caught up in an abuse storm on Monday night.
There were two breaks in play during the Euro 2020 qualifier with Bulgaria in Sofia after racist chanting was reported to the match officials - with England eventually running out comfortable 6-0 winners.
Harry Kane speaks with the referees during a temporary interruption of England's clash with Bulgaria (Image: Getty)
Following UEFA's anti-racism protocols, an announcement was made in the 28th minute warning fans that any further incidents could result in the match being abandoned, while another pause before half-time only added to the nasty spectacle.
England decided at half-time to play the remainder of the game as braces from Ross Barkley and Raheem Sterling and goals for Marcus Rashford and Kane ensured a thumping win for the visitors.
A three-step protocol from the governing body would have allowed the officials to take the teams off for a break in play as a second measure - before ultimately taking the final step of abandoning the game.
QPR injury boost
Queens Park Rangers are set to see three of their players return from injuries ahead of this weekend's clash against Hull City.
The Tigers return to Championship action on Saturday when they host QPR at the KCOM Stadium, a match that sees 16th in the second tier standings host ninth.
Super Hoops defender Grant Hall has missed QPR's last four matches through injury, with the centre-back playing every minute of Mark Warbuton's side's opening seven league matches.
On-loan duo Matt Smith and Luke Amos currently at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium from Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur respectively have both missed the last two matches, with Amos also absent for clashes against Millwall and West Bromwich Albion midway through September.
QPR players celebrate after scoring against Blackburn Rovers
Ticket prices to be reviewed
Ehab Allam will hold further talks with Hull City fans in the coming weeks with the sole focus placed on ticket prices at the KCOM Stadium.
The Tigers vice chairman met with the Supporters' Committee for the first time this season and among the issues addressed last Wednesday was the cost of attending Championship fixtures.
City have already made moves to boost numbers by offering half-price tickets for the visit of Derby County on Saturday week but there is now a willingness to discuss admission costs for the remainder of the season.
In minutes from the Supporters' Committee meeting released by City this evening, Allam said he was "willing to be open about ticket pricing and invited members to be involved in a collective discussion on prices." Another meeting will be scheduled towards the end of this month.
Hull City fans watch on at the KCOM Stadium (Image: Focus )
Hello, and welcome to today's live Hull City blog. We shall start with a look at the Tigers' upcoming matches.
Until Hull City stumbled to a 3-0 loss away to Huddersfield Town 10 days ago, it was very nearly an unbeaten run between international breaks.
The eight points collected from games against Wigan, Luton, Cardiff and Sheffield Wednesday propelled the Tigers clear of the bottom three and gave Grant McCann encouragement that this season is on the right track.
Only time will tell how damaging a setback it was when beaten at the John Smith's Stadium but the next handful of games present a very different challenge for the Tigers.
Four of City's next five opponents currently reside in the Championship's top 10 and two of those West Brom and Nottingham Forest – can be found filling the automatic promotion slots.
QPR and Fulham are both within a win of the summit, while the other challenge on the horizon comes against a Derby County side unbeaten in their last five.
Hull City head coach Grant McCann during defeat to Huddersfield Town
Ex-Hull City ace hoping for international revival after ending Derby County nightmare
Hull CityDavid Marshall admits the last few months at City's Championship rivals have been a real struggle


Punters are people too! And they can have some pretty hot wives. This is Isabel Kluwe. Her husband technically isn't in the NFL at this moment but he'll end up on a roster next season. Some people think he might be gay after his aid to get the message out about equality, but those people have obviously never seen Isabel.
Kickers don't get very much love, but we're different. Here's Rebecca Feely, wife of Cards kicker Jay.


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BLOG / Bicentennial Pavilion at Columbus Commons Opening
https://www.msconsultants.com/bicentennial-pavilion-at-columbus-commons-opening/
Bicentennial Pavilion at Columbus Commons Opening
Monica Mosure
Columbus Commons, the downtown development rising from the demolished City Center Mall in Columbus, Ohio, is getting ready to celebrate another grand opening for Columbus' 200th birthday celebration. The Columbus Bicentennial Pavilion, a $5 million permanent stage and pavilion and 200Columbus' signature capital project, is scheduled to open Thursday, May 24, with special events being held through that weekend.
After the mall was torn down in 2010, the nine acre site was redeveloped into a park that includes a 3.7 acre green roof over the existing underground parking garage, which was kept operational throughout demolition and construction.
ms consultants was part of the project team responsible for the mall demolition and the construction of the park and pavilion, providing electrical engineering for Columbus Commons. ms designed the park electrical plans, which include park lighting, pavilion power and wiring, and power for seasonal lighting, restrooms, and concession facilities.
The pavilion will become the focal point for the park, hosting live events and concerts. The entire park has been wired for sound, video and lighting, with a control rack located backstage of the pavilion and a control station located front-of-house. Designed wiring and controls include theatrical sound and lighting for the pavilion canopy as well as accent lighting.
Mike Morelli, the lead ms electrical engineer for this project, elected to install conduits inside the green roof long before the decision to create the pavilion was finalized. The conduits allowed the electrical team to adapt to meet the needs of the overall park space and green roof project site, and gave them greater flexibility during final design.
What's Next for Columbus Commons?
The grand opening of the Bicentennial Pavilion does not mark the end of the Columbus Commons development. In April, it was announced that Atlanta-based developer Carter is buying two acres of the park along High Street for $2 million from the Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corp. The developer plans to invest a total of $50 million to construct two six-story buildings with 300 apartments and 23,000 square feet of first-floor retail space.
The project should be completed by January 2014, and other parcels on the edge of the park will also eventually be developed.
For more information about the Bicentennial Pavilion grand opening or other events visit Columbus Commons' website.


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What formal education did L Ron Hubbard have?
There are various claims that L. Ron Hubbard (the creator of Scientology) had degrees and doctorates.
What formal education and qualifications did he have?
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The recent New Yorker article about Paul Haggis and Scientology spends some time talking about how the Church has exaggerated Hubbard's achievements over the years. They made efforts to obtain original source documents that they found conflicted with what the Church has said:
The church document indicates, falsely, that Hubbard completed four years of college, obtaining a degree in civil engineering. The official document correctly notes two years of college and no degree.
They even posted all the documentation online so anyone can view them.
On a related note, there's a very interesting piece on NPR's site about the fact checking that New Yorker did for that article. Because of the Church's well-known litigiousness, it was extensive. The most interesting quote out of that article is about some discrepancies in Hubbard's war record, which also seems to have been embellished by the church.
"In one very interesting moment, Davis said, 'Of course, if it's true that Mr. Hubbard was never injured during the war, then he never did heal himself using Dianetics principles, then Dianetics is based on a lie, and then Scientology is based on a lie. The truth is that Mr. Hubbard was a war hero.' And the way he phrased that, that everything depended on whether Hubbard had sustained these injuries and healed himself was like a wager on the table."
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"If his war record isn't true then everything about scientology is based on a lie, therefore it has to be true" Yeah, that's Scientology-level circular reasoning right there... – Shadur Feb 6 '16 at 16:29
@Shadur sometimes I think that LRH fancied himself an Obi-Wan kind of leader, telling "the truth" from "a certain point of view". Maybe he had read enough books and pondered enough problems of his age that he concluded that he had undergone a level of education equivalent to at least four years of college, and decided that "four years of college" actually meant "the level of skills, abilities, and knowledge that one typically obtains during a four-year college program". – Robert Columbia Apr 3 '18 at 15:18
@RobertColumbia One of the salient points of an actual college education is that that is not an assessment one can reliably make about one's self, and that college degree is proof that you demonstrated said skills, abilities and knowledge to the satisfaction of people whose literal job it is to make that assessment. See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect – Shadur Aug 9 '18 at 7:46
@Shadur yes, that's why he arguably might have believed it himself. – Robert Columbia Aug 9 '18 at 22:01
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8 – 11 October, 2015 – After having passed our passports to the fourth Uzbek soldier the barrier opened and we were in No Man's Land between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. One hurdle overcome, the next could wait until the following day, the start of our Turkmen visas. Suddenly we heard someone calling us, we turned and saw Lukas, a German cyclist we met for the first time on the Pamir-Highway and later on in Dushanbe and Bukhara. He was on his way home from China where he had studied the last three years. Lukas had been stuck in noman's land for five days now due to visa issues and was hoping to be able to leave the coming day. When we met last we were joking exactly about this, as he was relying on an email from the Turkmen embassy who promised him that he would get his visa directly at the border. From French cyclists we met the day before we knew he was still there and had bought some food for him. Together we went to the café to catch up on his latest news. We ordered drinks but had no Sums left and the owner would by no means accept Dollars. Lukas offered us to pay for us but we refused when we learned that it would cost more than twice the usual price. A friendly Iranian trucker who had watched us for a while called the waiter back, gave him money and we got our two drinks. The famous Iranian hospitality doesn't only start in Iran but hundreds of miles before! Later another Iranian trucker invited us to sleep in the back of his truck and together with Lukas and the two Iranians we enjoyed tea and fresh watermelon next to the truck. We learned that our drink donor had been stuck between the borders for 13 days now because the weight of his truck didn't match the declared weight on his papers.
At 8am the following morning we stood in front of the closed Turkmen border barrier. The soldiers were still busy with cleaning and watering the road so we had to wait another 30 minutes before we were let in. Our passports got registered and we cycled to the customs building where we had to fill in a Turkmen form as they didn't have any English forms. Nobody would really explain to us how to complete it so we filled in what we knew and moved on to the next hurdle. After having paid a 24-Dollar fee, three officers sitting behind a desk were waiting for us and our forms. Johan was first and one of the officers complained about the incomplete form and started to explain how to fill it in correctly. I went there as well to speed up the process but got told off harshly by the officer. Johan then had to explain to me what I needed to fill in. When it was my turn, the same officer looked at my form and started to complain heavily in Turkmen. First he asked about the third currency on my form – I had entered Turkmen Manat, but he asked if I had Spanish money with me. I looked a bit confused and answered that I had Euros with me, which is also the Spanish currency and which I had declared one line above. He looked back at me without saying anything and suddenly started angrily crossing out everything I had written on my form and yelling "wrong, wrong, fill in new". I looked puzzled not understanding what had happened and he continued pointing at what I had written and what Johan had written until I got it: I had to fill in the form with a blue pen, not as I had done with a black pen. Once that issue was solved another young soldier started searching our luggage. We again had to open all panniers. While doing so, another soldier looked at my bike starting to touch everything including clicking through my bike computer. I got quite upset but kept putting on my fake smile until we were out of the building.
At 9.30am we finally got going. We were anxious to cover a lot of miles that day, our transit visas would only allow us to stay in Turkmenistan for five days. The wind was heavily blowing, for about 10km against, but then the road turned and we were flying with the wind. We would now cycle until Mary through the desert and we were told by other cyclists that there aren't many tea houses to fill up our water bottles. Hence, we carried 21 liters of water together only to discover later that there was a tea house at least every 50km. Despite the late start we were able to cover over 120km and pitched our tent in the middle of the desert behind some sand dunes. The wind had stopped and we didn't bother about the rain cover for our tent. Little did we know. Shortly before the alarm went off at 5am it started to rain. After the third bad night's sleep – our mattresses would still deflate despite all our prayers – we quickly packed up our sleeping bags and prepared breakfast when the rain stopped only to begin much harder by the time we were packing up our remaining stuff. At 7am we were finally ready – heavily delayed by the rain. We pushed our bikes out of the sand, carried our panniers up the sand dunes, loaded our bikes, took off and stopped. Johan had his first puncture since our departure. Swearing, he fixed the problem and by 7.30am we finally got going to take on today's challenge. The wind had changed and we were now pushing against a slight headwind. Right at lunch time we arrived at a fancy hotel in the middle of nowhere and lunched in a yurt while we dried our tent. We continued slowly on undulating roads through a desolate desert and covered almost 130km.
After another bad night for the same reasons, another puncture, this time at my bike, we reached Mary the next day where we would take the train to Ashgabat. It rained most of the morning – this year's first rain and for the first time we cycled in full rain gear! We are really lucky with the elements. The nice lady at the train station who didn't speak a word English would sell us two train tickets for the next train that day, but told us "no baggage". "What, no baggage?" was Johan's response, "of course we have baggage!" The lady had to make a few phone calls and in the meantime we were surrounded by curious Turkmens who tried to help us by translating things we already knew. Around 10 minutes later we got tickets for a train at midnight and our bikes were allowed to travel with us. It was only 2pm and we had a lot of time to kill. So we went to the local museum which was described by our travel guide as being excellent. We were the only two visitors that afternoon and all the time accompanied by a bored woman in a beautiful green dress who again didn't speak a word English. Her job most likely was to make sure we wouldn't take anything with us. The most amazing part of the exhibition was the first room we entered: approximately 100 photoshopped pictures showcasing the president on a horse, in his SUV, in front his 40-meter motor yacht, in a race car, on a tractor, playing tennis, football, polo, plucking cotton, reading a book, doing business, cycling and what have you.
8. – 11. Oktober 2015 – Nachdem wir unsere Pässe dem vierten usbekischen Soldaten gezeigt hatten, öffnete sich endlich der Schlagbaum und wir waren im Niemandsland zwischen Usbekistan und Turkmenistan. Die erste Hürde war geschafft und die zweite konnte bis zum nächsten Tag warten, dem Beginn unserer Visa für Turkmenistan. Plötzlich rief jemand unsere Namen, und wen sahen wir: Lukas, einen deutschen Radfahrer, den wir bereits auf dem Pamir-Highway und später wieder in Dushanbe und Buchara getroffen haben. Er ist auf seinem Weg nach Hause von China, wo er die letzten drei Jahre studierte. Und jetzt hing er seit fünf Tage im Niemandsland fest, da es Probleme mit seinem Visum gab in der Hoffnung, am nächsten Tag ausreisen zu dürfen. Als wir uns das letzte Mal getroffen hatten, machten wir genau darüber noch Witze, da er nämlich kein Visum im Pass hatte und sich auf eine E-Mail von der Botschaft verließ, die ihm versicherte, er könne sich damit sein Visum an der Grenze abholen. Von zwei französischen Radlern hatten wir am Vortag bereits erfahren, dass Lukas noch festsitzt und haben vorsorglich Essen für ihn gekauft. Zusammen gingen wir in das einzige Lokal am Platz, um uns seine Geschichte anzuhören. Wir bestellten uns Getränke, aber der Wirt wollte keine Dollars annehmen und so ließen wir die Getränke wieder zurückgehen. Lukas wollte erst für uns bezahlen, aber als wir die Preise hörten, die mehr als doppelt so hoch waren als normal, winkten wir ab. Die Getränke kamen dann aber doch wieder zurück, ein iranischer LKW-Fahrer hatte uns beobachtet und sie dann heimlich für uns bezahlt. Die berühmte iranische Gastfreundlichkeit beginnt nicht erst im Iran, sondern bereits Hunderte von Kilometern früher. Später lud uns ein anderer iranischer Trucker ein, im Laderaum seines LKWs zu übernachten. Gemeinsam mit Lukas und den LKW-Fahrern tranken wir Tee und aßen frische Wassermelonen und erfuhren nebenbei, dass einer der Fahrer bereits seit 13 Tagen hier festhing, weil das Ladungsgewicht auf seinen Papieren nicht mit dem tatsächlichen Gewicht auf dem LKW übereinstimmte.
Pünktlich um 8 Uhr standen wir am nächsten Morgen vor der immer noch geschlossenen turkmenischen Grenze. Die Soldaten waren noch damit beschäftigt, die Straße zu wässern und zu säubern und so warteten wir noch weitere 30 Minuten, bevor wir durchgelassen wurden. Unsere Pässe wurden registriert und wir radelten zum Hauptgebäude, wo wir ein Einreiseformular ausfüllen mussten, das wir nicht lesen konnten, denn englische Formulare gab es nicht. Es war auch niemand so richtig interessiert daran, uns zu erklären, welche Informationen benötigt werden und so füllten wir das aus, was wir wussten und bewegten uns zum nächsten Schalter. Wir durften eine Gebühr von 24 Dollar bezahlen und wurden dann von drei Beamten, die hinter einem Tisch saßen recht unfreundlich empfangen. Johan war zuerst an der Reihe und erhielt sofort die Beschwerde, dass das Formular nicht vollständig ausgefüllt sei. Der Beamte ließ sich aber doch herab, ihm zu erklären, was noch ergänzt werden müsse. Um Zeit zu sparen, gesellte ich mich dazu, um auch alles direkt in mein Formular zu übertragen, wurde aber sehr forsch und unfreundlich zurechtgewiesen und aufgefordert, zu verschwinden. Johan durfte mir dann alles nochmals erklären. Als ich dann endlich an der Reihe war, wurde der Beamte wieder äußerst wütend und schimpfte irgendwas auf Turkmenisch. Dann stellte er Fragen über die angegebenen Währungen und ob ich spanisches Geld bei mir hätte. Wahrscheinlich konnte er meine Schrift nicht lesen, denn ich hatte eigentlich die turkmenischen Manat angegeben. Ich bejahte und erklärte ihm, dass in Spanien ebenfalls wie in vielen anderen europäischen Ländern mit dem Euro bezahlt wird. Er schaute mich nur stumm an, blickte wieder auf das Formular und begann plötzlich, alle meine Angaben durchzustreichen und heftig zu schimpfen: "Wrong, wrong, fill in new". Ich wusste nicht wie mir geschah, bis mir plötzlich ein Licht aufging: das Formular musste mit blauer Tinte ausgefüllt werden und meines hatte ich leider in schwarz beschrieben. Nachdem dieses Thema dann geklärt war wartete ein weiterer Soldat bereits ungeduldig darauf, meine Taschen zu durchsuchen, während ein anderer Soldat an meinem Rad rumfummelte und sich sogar durch meinen Fahrradcomputer klickte. Innerlich kochte ich, ließ mir aber nichts anmerken und lächelte freundlich, um Schlimmeres zu vermeiden.
Um 9.30 Uhr konnten wir dann endlich losfahren. Wir wollten eine lange Strecke hinter uns bringen, da wir ja nur ein Visum für fünf Tage hatten. Der Wind blies heftig, 10km lang von vorne und dann hatten wir endlich einmal Glück und für den Rest des Tages Rückenwind. Unser Ziel war es, in zwei Tagen in Mary anzukommen. Die komplette Strecke führt durch die Wüste und von zwei belgische Radlern, die hier wenige Wochen vor uns geradelt sind, erfuhren wir, dass es vor Mary keine Möglichkeit mehr gibt, um Wasser oder Essen zu kaufen. Also füllten wir unsere Vorräte auf und verstauten insgesamt 21 Liter Wasser auf unseren Rädern. Nur um später festzustellen, dass alle 50km Teehäuser oder Läden waren, bei denen wir hätten einkaufen können. Die Belgier hatten wohl Tomaten auf den Augen! Obwohl wir spät gestartet sind schafften wir am ersten Tag 120km und zelteten zwischen Sanddünen. Es war mittlerweile windstill und wir verzichteten deshalb auf unser Außenzelt, um am nächsten Morgen Zeit beim Abbauen zu sparen. Leider fing es aber kurz bevor der Wecker um 5 Uhr klingelte an zu regnen. Nachdem wir mittlerweile die dritte Nacht wegen unserer Matratzen kaum geschlafen hatten, packten wir völlig noch übermüdet schnell unsere Schlafsäcke und bereiteten unser Frühstück vor, denn mittlerweile war der Regen wieder vorbei. Kaum hatten wir gefrühstückt, fing es wieder an zu regnen, dieses Mal deutlich stärker und wir packten den Rest so schnell es ging zusammen. Um 7 Uhr waren wir dann endlich soweit – viel später als wir eigentlich wollten, der Regen hatte unseren Zeitplan durcheinander gebracht. Wir schoben unsere Räder durch den Sand an den Straßenrand, schleppten unsere Taschen über die Dünen, packten unsere Räder und fuhren los. Und hielten wieder an. Johan hatte seinen ersten Platten. Fluchend tauschte er den Schlauch aus und um 7:30 Uhr ging es dann endlich richtig los. Leider hatte der Wind gedreht. Aber für uns hieß es Zähne zusammenbeißen und tapfer mit noch müden Beinen vom Vortag gegen den Wind antreten. Zur Mittagszeit tauchte plötzlich ein Hotel auf, und wir gönnten uns ein feudales Mittagessen (Laghman) in einer Yurt, während in der Sonne unsere Sachen trockneten. Gut gestärkt kämpften wir uns den Rest des Tages durch die trostlose Wüste und schafften fast 130km.
Zum Glück waren die tatsächlichen Steigungen nicht steiler als vier bis fünf Prozent, trotzdem zeigten alle Schilder immer 12% an.
Wieder schlecht geschlafen und ein zweiter Plattfuß später – dieses Mal an meinem Fahrrad – kamen wir am dritten Tag vormittags in Mary an, von wo aus wir mit dem Zug nach Ashgabat fahren wollten. Es regnete fast den ganzen Morgen. Es war der erste Regen im Jahr und alle waren glücklich, außer wir und wir fuhren zum ersten Mal in kompletter Regenausrüstung. Am Bahnhof wollte uns dann die Schalterbeamtin, die natürlich kein Wort Englisch sprach, Zugtickets verkaufen, Gepäck durften wir aber nicht mitnehmen. Wo gibt's denn sowas? "No baggage," wiederholte sie ständig. Nachdem Johan ihr klarmachte, dass unsere Räder sehr wohl mitmüssten, führte sie verschiedene Telefonate und wir bekamen ungefähr zehn Minuten später unsere Tickets für den Mitternachtszug, in dem wir auch unsere Räder mitnehmen durften.
Da es jetzt erst 14 Uhr war, mussten wir viel Zeit totschlagen. Also gingen wir ins lokale Museum, das von unserem Reiseführer so hoch gelobt wurde. An diesem Nachmittag waren wir die einzigen Besucher und wurden die ganze Zeit von einer gelangweilten Dame im grünen Kleid begleitet, die ebenfalls kein Englisch sprach. Wahrscheinlich sollte sie aufpassen, dass wir nichts mitnehmen. Am Interessantesten fanden wir den ersten Raum, durch den wir geführt wurden: hier wurden ungefähr 100 bearbeitete Großaufnahmen des Präsidenten ausgestellt, die ihn auf einem Pferd, in seinem Geländewagen, vor seiner 40-Meter-Jacht, in einem Rennwagen, oder beim Tennis, Fußball, oder Polo, Fahrradfahren oder sogar Baumollpflücken zeigten. So etwas hatten wir noch nie gesehen!


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How to open blocked fallopian tubes naturaly?
The following protocol is designed to help the body clear adhesions and blockages in the fallopian tubes.
To unblock fallopian tubes naturally, many types of therapies are required as they all work together for maximum results. I will talk about enzyme therapy, herbal therapy, self-fertility massage and Castor oil packs applications.
Blocked fallopian tubes are caused by mucus or liquid accumulation, adhesions, scar tissue, inflammation and infections. The action of unblocking the fallopian tubes is mainly a cleansing action.
Enzymatic therapy has been used consistently for the removal of internal scars that cause blocked fallopian tubes. Scars come from endometrial tissue that becomes misplaced, pelvic infections (even Chlamydia) and pelvic inflammation often caused by IUDs.
The enzymatic therapy using Wobenzym has been extensively studies for over 40 years, especially in Germany for the treatment of many conditions as enzymes provide numerous health benefits.
The enzyme blend found in Wobenzym eats away at, and lowers the amount of Fibrin (the material that makes up excess scar tissue) allowing for the possibility of normal functioning fallopian tubes in the body.
System enzyme therapy is useful in the treatment of chronic selpingitis and infertility (Farm. Zh. (Kiev) 1998, No. 2, pp. 89-92). This study was done at the Institute of Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Gynecology in Ukraine. 30 women, with infertility and chronic salpingitis (inflammation of the fallopian tubes), were given Wobenzym. Already after 5-6 days of Wobenzym treatment, an improvement of patients' condition was observed. Impaired menstrual cycle normalized in 75 % of the patients.
what happen during a cold or upper respiratory tract infection. The epithelial cells of the fallopian tubes have cilia that eliminate mucus secretions that trap toxins, virus, bacteria and parasites.
Anti-inflammatory herbs reduce inflammation and prevent tissue damage from scar and debris accumulation.
Circulatory herbs promote blood flow to the reproductive organs stimulating increase nutrients and oxygen to be present facilitating tissue repair and rebuilt.
I will never get tired of recommending anyone who has blocked fallopian tubes to do self-fertility massage. If you get Hethir Rodriguez DVD you will learn how to easily apply massage on yourself and assist your body in clearing blocked tubes.
Massage increased blood circulation and helps to break up adhesions and eliminate excess remaining scar tissue.
Applying Castor oil pack sis so easy to do and yet the most powerful technique you can use.
Castor oil helps eliminate toxins, decreased inflammation, bring blood flow to the fallopian tubes and breaks up adhesions. Apply a generous amount of Castor oil on your skin over you lower abdomen, than place a flannel cloth and a warm pad of water bottle.
By applying castor oil packs for about 45-90 minutes 3-5 times a week for at least 8-16 weeks, you will see improvements.
If your fallopian tubes are blocked, they may contain toxins that if you get pregnant leach into the uterus and affect the baby's development.
Before trying to conceive make sure to follow proper fertility cleanse that cleanses the uterus as well as the liver. Liver cleansing supports healthy systemic toxins elimination, while cleansing the uterus ensures that all the toxins, pathogens, old blood and tissue debris are completed eliminated before conception and embryo implantation takes place.
For best results, use all of these remedies to unblock fallopian tubes for a minimum of 3 months. Do not try to conceive with blocked fallopian tubes as this can cause ectopic pregnancies, a life threatening situation.
Learn more about these natural remedies here.


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Maya Gebeily writes for AFP:
"There are families living in this alleyway." The Arabic words were hand-painted in red, black, and blue on a tattered canvas, pinned up where a small side street led off a main thoroughfare in Iraq's Mosul. The alleyway looked anything but livable — bullet holes and craters from mortar rounds still scarred the walls around it nearly two years after the fighting had stopped, and sewage water gurgled down the cracked pavement. The banner, my AFP colleagues said, was hung to alert passing aid groups to needy residents eking out a living, unseen, in the battered labyrinth of west Mosul.
It was my first time back in Mosul since a brief assignment for AFP in October 2016, when the Iraqi military was waging a massive offensive to oust the Islamic State group. That fight took nine brutal, bloody months, its objective was carefully defined, materially supported, and ultimately achieved -- with meticulous coverage by global media.
What I slowly absorbed after a few days in post-IS Mosul -- and its Syrian twin city Raqa a few weeks later -- is that what comes after is infinitely more complex to chart out and to report faithfully. There is no step-by-step strategy to rebuild a city's spirit. There's no unified command-and-control center. It's usually not even clear what victory is supposed to look like or when it can be declared. But just as we have covered every aspect of the military struggle, we should carefully and passionately provide testimony from the cities and societies painstakingly lifting themselves out of war.
Iraqi protesters urge Baghdad to stay out of U.S.-Iran showdown
Ahmed Aboulenein writes for Reuters:
Thousands of supporters of a populist Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric urged political and factional leaders on Friday to stay out of any conflict between Baghdad's two biggest allies, Iran and the United States.
Protesters from the movement of Moqtada al-Sadr, who once led Shi'ite militiamen against U.S. forces and is also vocally critical of Iranian influence in Iraq, chanted "no to war" and "yes to Iraq" in central Baghdad and the southern city of Basra.
Iraqis worry that their country will be caught up in any escalation of U.S.-Iranian tensions, which spiked earlier this month when President Donald Trump's administration said it had sent additional forces to the Middle East to counter alleged threats including from Iranian-backed militias in Iraq.
The Impossible Future of Christians in the Middle East
Emma Green writes for The Atlantic:
The call came in 2014, shortly after Easter. Four years earlier, Catrin Almako's family had applied for special visas to the United States. Catrin's husband, Evan, had cut hair for the U.S. military during the early years of its occupation of Iraq. Now a staffer from the International Organization for Migration was on the phone. "Are you ready?" he asked. The family had been assigned a departure date just a few weeks away.
"I was so confused," Catrin told me recently. During the years they had waited for their visas, Catrin and Evan had debated whether they actually wanted to leave Iraq. Both of them had grown up in Karamles, a small town in the historic heart of Iraqi Christianity, the Nineveh Plain. Evan owned a barbershop near a church. Catrin loved her kitchen, where she spent her days making pastries filled with nuts and dates. Their families lived there: her five siblings and aging parents, his two brothers.
The Almakos had watched neighbors and friends wrestle with the same question: stay, or go? Now more and more Christians in the region were deciding to leave. The graph of the religion's decline in the Middle East has in recent years transformed from a steady downward slope into a cliff. The numbers in Iraq are especially stark: Before the American invasion, as many as 1.4 million Christians lived in the country. Today, fewer than 250,000 remain—an 80 percent drop in less than two decades.
UN team unearths 12 mass graves in Iraq probe of IS crimes
AFP reports:
A UN team investigating the massacre of Iraq's Yazidi minority and other atrocities has excavated 12 mass graves and is collecting witness accounts that could be used in Iraqi and other national courts, according to a UN report seen by AFP on Monday.
The Security Council agreed in 2017 to establish the UN probe to ensure the Islamic State group faces justice for war crimes in Iraq and Syria -- a cause championed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad and international human rights lawyer Amal Clooney.
In the report sent to the council, the head of the team, British lawyer Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, said efforts were focused on three initial investigations: the 2014 massacre of Yazidis, crimes committed in Mosul from 2014 to 2016, and the mass killing of Iraqi military recruits in the Tikrit area in June 2014.
As U.S.-Iran tension simmers, rocket fired near Iraq's U.S. Embassy
Ahmed Rasheed and Ahmed Aboulenein report for Reuters:
A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses government buildings and diplomatic missions, on Sunday night, falling near the U.S. Embassy but causing no casualties, the Iraqi military said.
The attack came two weeks after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Iraqi leaders during a surprise visit to Baghdad that if they failed to keep in check Iran-backed militias, which are expanding their power in Iraq and now form part of its security apparatus, the United States would respond with force.
Iraq accuses ISIS of setting fire to hundreds of acres of farmland
Mina Aldroubi reports for The National:
Iraq's Ministry of Commerce accused ISIS on Sunday of destroying hundreds of agricultural fields across the country, raising fears that the extremist group is stepping up activity.
The group allegedly set fire to 500 acres of wheat and barley farms in the eastern province of Diyala on Saturday and destroyed further further fields in the northern province of Nineveh.
Local media reported that the burning of fields was part of an extortion racket in which ISIS members demanded money from farmers.
Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran
Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Bassem Mroue report for AP:
When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you're not going to stand with us, stand aside.
The message, relayed to The Associated Press by two Iraqi government officials, underscores Iraq's delicate position: Its government is allied with both sides of an increasingly contentious confrontation.
As tensions escalate, there are concerns that Baghdad could once again get caught in the middle, just as it is on the path to recovery. The country hosts more than 5,000 U.S. troops, and is home to powerful Iranian-backed militias, some of whom want those U.S. forces to leave.
Iraq, Fearing Another U.S. War, Warns Militias Against Provocation
Alissa J. Rubin writes for The New York Times:
In the Trump administration's recent bellicose talk about Iran, Iraqis hear eerie echoes of the months just before the American invasion of Iraq.
Iraqi officials, wary of another war on their land, say they have warned armed groups tied to Iran to refrain from taking any action that could provoke American retaliation.
"The last two days there have been continuous meetings with all the groups to convey the Iraqi government's message that if anyone does something, it is their responsibility, not Iraq's," said Sayed al-Jayashi, a senior member of Iraq's National Security Council.
Born under IS, sick Iraqi children left undocumented, untreated
No documents? No doctor. Without state-issued IDs, Iraqi mothers struggle to have children born under the now-defeated Islamic State group treated for conditions ranging from asthma to epilepsy.
"It's unjust," said Salima, a 36-year-old mother of four living in the Laylan 2 displacement camp in northern Iraq.
Three of her children were born under IS rule and cannot go to school or leave the camp because they lack state-issued identity papers -- including Abdulkarim, who was struggling to nap in her lap on a muggy afternoon.
US State Department orders all non-essential government personnel to leave Iraq
The National reports:
The US State Department ordered all "non-emergency US government employees" to leave Iraq, the US mission there said on Wednesday.
The embassy said it could provide only limited emergency services to US citizens. Normal visa services at US offices in Baghdad and Erbil would be suspended.
US Central Command said on Tuesday that there is an increased risk to American forces and allies from Iranian-backed militias in the region. This ran counter to an assessment by a senior British general in the US-led mission to defeat ISIS who suggested there was no increased threat from Iranian proxies.


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Will Latisse Turn Brooke Shields' Blue Eyes Brown?
Long before there was a Hanna Montana there was a Wanda Nevada — a 1979 movie starring Brooke Shields and Peter Fonda. I saw the movie yesterday.
I also saw the first TV ad for Latisse starring Brooke Shields last night during a re-run of "Desperate Housewives." Latisse is Allergan's "new" drug approved by the FDA for "hypotrichosis."
Hypotrichosis, according to a Wikipedia entry, "is the term dermatologists use to describe a condition of no hair growth. Unlike alopecia, which describes hair loss where formerly there was hair growth, hypotrichosis describes a situation where there wasn't any hair growth in the first place."
That, however, is NOT how Allergan describes the condition. According to the "Patient Information" sheet, "Hypotrichosis is another name for having inadequate or not enough eyelashes."
I imagine asking asking a woman if she has "adequate" or "enough" eyelashes is like asking a man if he has a "big" enough or "hard" enough penis. It is unlikely, therefore, that any woman wouldn't want, at least, to try this product once.
BTW, the "full prescribing information," which I am sure nary a single consumer will ever read, says "LATISSE™ (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03% is indicated to treat hypotrichosis of the eyelashes by increasing their growth including length, thickness and darkness." Nothing about "inadequacy" or "not enough" here.
In the TV ad and Latisse Web site, Brooke explains why she was a good candidate for Latisse:
"I thought I'd be a good candidate for Latisse," says Brooke in her video diary on the Web site, "simply because over the years I've just been ripping off my false eyelashes while on Broadway and Allergan approached me and said 'this is a product, it works, it's FDA approved,' and my interest just piqued!"
I'm sure it "piqued" (or should I say "peaked") even more when Allergan told Brooke how much they were willing to pay her to shill their product! Watch her interest "peak" in the video here. You can also amuse yourself in "Brooke's Gallery," where you can see "before" and "after" photos — over a 16-week period — from every possible angle and zoom in and out! From the looks of it, Brooke earned every penny Allergan paid her! I wonder if the product manager got a personalized and autographed photo?
Brooke, like many users of Rx medications before her, is impressed that her medication is "FDA approved." As if that is equivalent to saying it is completely safe.
Recently, the FDA came out with some draft guidance (see "Communicating Risk in Online Drug Ads: Reading the Tea Leaves in Recent FDA Draft Guidance") that indicates it may have a problem with patients underestimating the side effects of drugs just because FDA has approved them or approved the ads (or statements from drug companies) about them. "Consumers have preconceived ideas about the amount of scrutiny these ads undergo. Many believe FDA exercises tight regulatory control over the content of these ads and to some extent, believe that all ads have been pre-reviewed prior to airing. As a result, consumers are likely to expect that the most relevant risks have been included in the ad."
Perhaps Brooke is not aware of one the possible "relevant risk" that's mentioned in the "About Safety" page of the Latisse web site:
"Increased brown iris pigmentation has occurred when similar medications were instilled directly into the eye to treat elevated intraocular pressure/glaucoma. Although iris pigmentation was not reported in clinical studies with LATISSE™, patients should be advised about the potential for increased brown iris pigmentation which is likely to be permanent."
I have commented on this possible side effect back in October, 2008: "Allergan's Secret Plan to Thwart Homeland Security and the FDA Approval Process."
When Allergan says "similar medications," it really should have said "this medication" because Latisse is just another name for Lumigan, Allergan's anti-glacoma drug. Both are (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) 0.03%.
Of course, application of Latisse is outside the eye, whereas Lumigan is applied to the eye. Yet, accidents happen and some Latisse can get into the eye if not carefully applied.
It would be a shame if Brooke's blue eyes turned brown.
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